The high cost of success

AN IRISH industry that can undercut its competitors in Britain sounds too good to be true.

The high cost of success
Thu, 08 Oct, 2009 - 01:00
Stephen Cadogen

It may well be so.

After all, this is the land of Celtic Tiger inflation which sent our wage costs, local authority charges, commercial rates, professional fees and energy costs soaring above our competitors.

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